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State Aid Rules and Public Financing of Infrastructure. The Case of Autostrada Wielkopolska S.A. Cover

State Aid Rules and Public Financing of Infrastructure. The Case of Autostrada Wielkopolska S.A.

By: Paulina Kubera  
Open Access
|Jun 2020

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/bjes-2020-0005 | Journal eISSN: 2674-4619 | Journal ISSN: 2674-4600
Language: English
Page range: 77 - 96
Published on: Jun 17, 2020
Published by: Tallinn University of Technology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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